FUJITSU PLASMAVISION PDS4229W - Manual (Page 18)

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Information
You may find dark areas on top and at the bottom of the screen if you select one of the Zoom modes for media while using the Vista Vision or Cinema
Vision size i.e., the sizes used frequently for picture software.
Normal
Displays pictures of normal size (i.e., a 4:3 aspect ratio).
Wide1
Displays natural-looking pictures of standard size on the wide screen.
SCREEN SIZE
ASPECT RATIO
The following aspect ratios are available.
Picture of
standard size
Vertically
extended picture
Wide1
Wide2
Horizontally
extended picture
Zoom1
Horizontally extended
picture with caption
Zoom2
16:9 aspect ratio
(HDTV broadcasting) 4:3 aspect ratio
(VHF/UHF broadcasting, BS broadcasting)
1.85:1 aspect ratio
(Vista Vision size) 2.35:1 aspect ratio
(Cinema Vision size)
Wide2/Wide
Ideal for displaying vertically extended pictures such as squeezed pictures and recorded
HDTV programs.
Zoom1/Zoom
Enlarges horizontally extended pictures equally in all directions to maintain the aspect
ratio constant.
Zoom2
Reduces the height of horizontally extended pictures with captions, without eliminating
the caption. Only the height of pictures is reduced, not the height of the caption.
(Captions may not be easy to read, however, depending on the picture.)
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3
16
9
1.85
1
2.35
1